Entity Dossier
Organization
Soviet
Strategic Concepts & Mechanics
Cornerstone MoveSecret Control Through Intermediary OwnershipSignature MoveNike's Risk Shifted to Retailers via FuturesStrategic PatternSaturation Sponsorship to Annihilate IncumbentsOperating PrincipleTwo-Hundred-MPH DelegationSignature MoveAdolf's Workshop Notebook Until DeathCornerstone MoveBlitzkrieg Brand Launch: Full Vision Before First Meeting EndsStrategic PatternInfiltrate the Federation, Own the SportSignature MoveArmin's Handful of Charismatic StarsCornerstone MoveRelationships as Infrastructure, Not NetworkingSignature MoveRevolving Dinner, Never a Wasted HourCompetitive AdvantageSealed Lab as Competitive MoatRelationship LeverageHospitality as Espionage Infrastructure
Primary Evidence
"His relationship with Soviet officials was generally costly. As the company’s sports diplomats acknowledged, Soviet sports dig- nitaries were among the greediest. Christian Jannette distinctly remembered walking around the Place Vend6me in Paris holding a thick purse while a Soviet delegation raided the square’s most refined jewelry stores."
Source:Sneaker Wars - The Enemy Brothers Who Founded Adidas and Puma and the Family Feud That Forever Changed the Business of Sport